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sorry if i made a topic on this but i wanted to know how you can describe Modern soul cause i am sorting through loads of 60's - 90's soul records and wondered what would be a Modern record and these songs were what i found which to me seem Modern but would they be. maybe you lot here can help

Ashford and Simpson - It Seems To Hang On

Johnny Bristol - Do It To My Mind

Clarence Carter - Strokin

Jean Carne - Let Me Be The One

Kool and the Gang - Raindrops

George McCrae - One Step Closer

The Tams - My Baby Sure Can Shag

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I love that Johnny Bristol.. been a while since I brought off the shelf.. think i'll throw it back in the box!

Classify under "Baby Makin' Music"

tops!

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sorry if i made a topic on this but i wanted to know how you can describe Modern soul cause i am sorting through loads of 60's - 90's soul records and wondered what would be a Modern record and these songs were what i found which to me seem Modern but would they be. maybe you lot here can help

Ashford and Simpson - It Seems To Hang On

Johnny Bristol - Do It To My Mind

Clarence Carter - Strokin

Jean Carne - Let Me Be The One

Kool and the Gang - Raindrops

George McCrae - One Step Closer

The Tams - My Baby Sure Can Shag

It s probably just me honey but I dont think modern soul is a useful description for 20 or 30 year old records. So I prefer 70 s soul, 80 s soul etc. Most decades show a significant shift in instrumentation and styles so as a form of classification that would be my preference.

Modern soul to me is the new stuff coming out from wonderful soul artists like Rahsaan Patterson, Maysa Leak and Phil Perry.

Shall I get my tin hat?

Guest mel brat
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It s probably just me honey but I dont think modern soul is a useful description for 20 or 30 year old records. So I prefer 70 s soul, 80 s soul etc. Most decades show a significant shift in instrumentation and styles so as a form of classification that would be my preference.

Modern soul to me is the new stuff coming out from wonderful soul artists like Rahsaan Patterson, Maysa Leak and Phil Perry.

Shall I get my tin hat?

There seems to be some confusion here between the LITERAL definition of the word "modern" (ie. contemporary/recent recordings) and the UK "Modern Soul" scene. These are very different!

The term 'MODERN', used in relation to the UK 'Modern Soul' scene, relates to those records favoured on that particular club scene, and can include anything from late 'sixties 'crossover' recordings up to present day CD tracks. The term was originally coined simply to distinguish it from the 'traditional' Northern Soul scene which (mainly) relies on records with the characteristics of 60s Detroit and Chicago et.al., rather than the rhythms and musical arrangements that came later.

There have been several threads on this subject lately - and not a few heated arguments, so, 'nuff said!

(Several years ago, Rod Dearlove wrote a more than adequate description of the "Modern Soul Scene" in 'Voices From The Shadows' magazine, which I will have to copy and post up for future reference, as this topic crops up all too frequently!)

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It s probably just me honey but I dont think modern soul is a useful description for 20 or 30 year old records. So I prefer 70 s soul, 80 s soul etc. Most decades show a significant shift in instrumentation and styles so as a form of classification that would be my preference.

Modern soul to me is the new stuff coming out from wonderful soul artists like Rahsaan Patterson, Maysa Leak and Phil Perry.

Shall I get my tin hat?

couldnt agree more cat , modern soul is new soul its fab what do you say richie

Edited by Tony Parker
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anything more than 3 minutes long...... :thumbsup:

martin ive seen the light its modern or nowt for me ,sell up all your old crap and lets move forward you know it makes sense ask dave g

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sorry if i made a topic on this but i wanted to know how you can describe Modern soul cause i am sorting through loads of 60's - 90's soul records and wondered what would be a Modern record and these songs were what i found which to me seem Modern but would they be. maybe you lot here can help

Ashford and Simpson - It Seems To Hang On

Johnny Bristol - Do It To My Mind

Clarence Carter - Strokin

Jean Carne - Let Me Be The One

Kool and the Gang - Raindrops

George McCrae - One Step Closer

The Tams - My Baby Sure Can Shag

Oh gosh its that "modern" word again (sigh)...........modern in the "normal" use is something made within the last couple of years.

In the "Northern" use its any record recorded after Dec 31st 1969

Am I right or am I right?
:thumbsup:

Cheers Paul

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martin ive seen the light its modern or nowt for me ,sell up all your old crap and lets move forward you know it makes sense ask dave g

I just got some 10inch 78s of 50s R&B Tony so there is no chance

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Me and my mate (Sydney Bridge) normally call 70s and older records that could have northern appeal as

Nodern/Morthern Soul

We"re gonna start a new club............anyone interested?

Cheers Paco

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It s probably just me honey but I dont think modern soul is a useful description for 20 or 30 year old records. So I prefer 70 s soul, 80 s soul etc. Most decades show a significant shift in instrumentation and styles so as a form of classification that would be my preference.

Modern soul to me is the new stuff coming out from wonderful soul artists like Rahsaan Patterson, Maysa Leak and Phil Perry.

Shall I get my tin hat?

maysa leak ive also found with age i suffer from leakage however much i shake it

Guest sydney bridge
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Me and my mate (Sydney Bridge) normally call 70s and older records that could have northern appeal as

Nodern/Morthern Soul

We"re gonna start a new club............anyone interested?

Cheers Paco

thankyou paco,i´m always happy to be included in some totally incoherent saturday night nonsense :thumbsup:
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that could be described as modern 78s :thumbsup:

You must be psychic Tony.....they are both on the "Modern" Label

I must tell Dave G that your Hot Box for SHS will be all modern now :lol:

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